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the jurist justice stevens. every time i read one of justice stevens opinions, i see another thing that i left about my grandpa. for example, as is already been discussed, my grandfather is well known for his attention to the record in each individual case. he is described as a judges judge who looks in each case on its merits. grandpa sweated the small stuff off the bench to prehuman with member the names of my elementary school classmates. he kept a strawberry ice cream in his freezer though that my sister, who did not share his love of chocolate would always have a dessert she enjoyed. it is easy but for grandpa attention to detail was a form of love. of seeing what was distinct about a person and their circumstances. it made him friends everywhere he went, even among people who disagreed with him. so i smiled knowingly when a written opinion at grandpa's partial concurrence in illinois a fourth a mimic case that ask whether someone's unprovoked flight from police was sufficiently suspicious to justify a stop
the jurist justice stevens. every time i read one of justice stevens opinions, i see another thing that i left about my grandpa. for example, as is already been discussed, my grandfather is well known for his attention to the record in each individual case. he is described as a judges judge who looks in each case on its merits. grandpa sweated the small stuff off the bench to prehuman with member the names of my elementary school classmates. he kept a strawberry ice cream in his freezer though...
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stevens: that is fairly long. i summarized it in less than that, but i had some difficulty articulating what i was trying to say. i explained that i had apparently had some kind of problem that persuaded me that i should retire. i was going to have difficulty speaking and i should quit. that was the reason why i became a quitter. time, i still have problems articulating what i'm trying to say. if i do today, please forgive me. i will do my best. [applause] frank: i was going to talk about this later but since we are on the subject, you probably know that florida requires state judges to retire at the age of 70. in your case, you were just getting warmed up. what do you think about this notion that public service should have a cap? a lot of people have criticized the senators and members of congress who go well into their 80's. do you think there should be a retirement age for members of the legislature or judiciary? hon. stevens: i have never really been in favor of that because i think very often that robsetireme
stevens: that is fairly long. i summarized it in less than that, but i had some difficulty articulating what i was trying to say. i explained that i had apparently had some kind of problem that persuaded me that i should retire. i was going to have difficulty speaking and i should quit. that was the reason why i became a quitter. time, i still have problems articulating what i'm trying to say. if i do today, please forgive me. i will do my best. [applause] frank: i was going to talk about this...
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stevens: i don't think so. that is not the same kind of dramatic as burning a flag in a public place like in the city in texas as they did in that case. frank: as long as we are talking about first amendment cases i want to reference the george carlin case. george carlin famously did a routine of the dirty words you can't say over the air. he said it over the air and the fcc sued the station. it was one of your early cases. you ruled in the majority that political speech is different from comedic speech. if you're making political speech, you can use a lot of bad language, and your end up with the same case where somebody said "f the draft," or something like that, but that comedic speech for george carlin is at a different level of protected. hon. stevens: one of the problems with that case is the broadcast was aired at a time that was available to children. that seemed to me to justify the particular rule that they applied in that case. frank: you would still hold that today? hon. stevens: i suppose so. the w
stevens: i don't think so. that is not the same kind of dramatic as burning a flag in a public place like in the city in texas as they did in that case. frank: as long as we are talking about first amendment cases i want to reference the george carlin case. george carlin famously did a routine of the dirty words you can't say over the air. he said it over the air and the fcc sued the station. it was one of your early cases. you ruled in the majority that political speech is different from...
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stevens: yes. obama followed what i think is the correct practice in this regard. frank: justice stevens wrote an opinion on a case that is somehow relevant. that was apologetic, bill -- that was the bill clinton versus paula jones case, where your opinion basically said that a sitting president is not immune from any civil prosecution or civil litigation and can be held accountable while serving as president. do you feel the same about a criminal prosecution? should there be immunity from a president participating in that? hon. stevens: the fundamental rule that applies is that no one is above the law. no individual is above the law. i would assume that would apply to federal law in current times. frank: you are not persuaded by the argument that the president's job is so important that to get bogged down in a criminal prosecution would make him not an effective president and that it should wait until he is out of office? hon. stevens: the court faced that squarely, but i think it would be most un
stevens: yes. obama followed what i think is the correct practice in this regard. frank: justice stevens wrote an opinion on a case that is somehow relevant. that was apologetic, bill -- that was the bill clinton versus paula jones case, where your opinion basically said that a sitting president is not immune from any civil prosecution or civil litigation and can be held accountable while serving as president. do you feel the same about a criminal prosecution? should there be immunity from a...
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steven: we will see. the one thing i have to say is this president is guided by a good political team and has been doing surgical reasonably well. they took a nuanced position in the primary to make sure don blankenship didn't win. he talked to kevin cramer into running that raise. i think he started to recognize he does have a unique role and can strengthen the majority in the senate, and does seem to be taking advice from those in the white house. >> the kavanaugh nominations begin tuesday. give us a sense of these trump state republican states, joe donnelly, heidi heitkamp, if they vote against brett kavanaugh, what pressure would you put on advertising in those states? steven: it is a tough an important issue for democrats, particularly for joe donnelly and heidi heitkamp. the stakes have really changed for democrats in this fight. the really high stakes scorched-earth approach that senator schumer has taken has put his own red state democrats in a tough spot you'd i think they will vote -- spot. i th
steven: we will see. the one thing i have to say is this president is guided by a good political team and has been doing surgical reasonably well. they took a nuanced position in the primary to make sure don blankenship didn't win. he talked to kevin cramer into running that raise. i think he started to recognize he does have a unique role and can strengthen the majority in the senate, and does seem to be taking advice from those in the white house. >> the kavanaugh nominations begin...
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of the reason -- justice stevens -- justice stevens goes through. part of the reason he has been so successful is that -- i think he seems very prescient at times. there is a time when the law develops -- the right of privacy is a one -- is one that i have talked about a lot -- it is something he was talking about 20 years ago. there are echoes of that in some of the things where he comes out away from where he comes out today. i think, if nothing else, it is an understanding of the judge's role as, not necessarily a flame thrower, not necessarily someone who has some consistent constitutional method that they apply all the time and his charismatic in that way, but simply someone who does their job in a restrained way, in a way that has respect for the president -- precedent and understands that the rule is for constitutional justice. i think combining the end goal of an vindicating the constitution with a certain amount of judicial restraint and ensuring that can be done over 35 years consistently is i think what his legacy will be. is a lineay --
of the reason -- justice stevens -- justice stevens goes through. part of the reason he has been so successful is that -- i think he seems very prescient at times. there is a time when the law develops -- the right of privacy is a one -- is one that i have talked about a lot -- it is something he was talking about 20 years ago. there are echoes of that in some of the things where he comes out away from where he comes out today. i think, if nothing else, it is an understanding of the judge's...
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also for justice stevens. finally on the far left of the panel which is not a phrase he will hear often is daniel press who is nominated and confirmed to the u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit, finally getting through the hazing. -- as a partner at himself.ed law school he clerked for jay harvie wilkinson on the fourth circuit court of appeals in late justice antonin scalia. let's get the ball rolling with justice kruger who will discuss some of justice stevens' approaches to judging. ben, ander: thank you, thank you for the opportunity to participate in this event remembering and celebrating the legacy of justice john paul stevens. others will address other aspects of the justice's remarkable service, the impact that his work had on the substance of the jurisprudence, judicial philosophy. i will focus on how i best new the justice,- knew which was the 2003, 2004 term. what i observed from watching not just the substance for deciding cases but the day today habits of judging -- day to day habits of ju
also for justice stevens. finally on the far left of the panel which is not a phrase he will hear often is daniel press who is nominated and confirmed to the u.s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit, finally getting through the hazing. -- as a partner at himself.ed law school he clerked for jay harvie wilkinson on the fourth circuit court of appeals in late justice antonin scalia. let's get the ball rolling with justice kruger who will discuss some of justice stevens' approaches to judging....
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steven: they are. and you know, this is something that is not necessarily that new, but i think has been developing over the last decade or so. i will give you another example from back in my time when i was working at the state department. one of the countries i was thinking a lot about was ethiopia, which is a case study in the book. one of the main groups being and being persecuted that were either being jailed or sent into exile into the u.s. were a group called the zone at nine bloggers. just like the group in the congo, they are primarily an online group that were critical of the existing regime, that were publishing commentary, that were pushing back against some of the policies. and they were viewed as a threat, mainly because they had access to or were being read by a number of elites, maybe because they were getting attention from the international community. but for a variety of reasons, they were emblematic of this persecution of people that more or less have primarily an online presence, b
steven: they are. and you know, this is something that is not necessarily that new, but i think has been developing over the last decade or so. i will give you another example from back in my time when i was working at the state department. one of the countries i was thinking a lot about was ethiopia, which is a case study in the book. one of the main groups being and being persecuted that were either being jailed or sent into exile into the u.s. were a group called the zone at nine bloggers....
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stevens: absolutely. frank: there is a point where you almost didn't participate in the swearing-in of justice roberts because the george w. bush administration wanted that ceremony to happen in the white house, and you firmly believed it should happen in the supreme court. i want to talk about why you think it is so important that members of the supreme court should not see themselves as aligned with any particular president. hon. stevens: well, i really think it is important. and in my particular case, jerry came to the supreme court participated in the ceremony, which i thought was really appropriate because the ceremony is a supreme court ceremony. it is not a presidential ceremony. in my own case, everything went beautifully. and then for sandra o'connor, ronald reagan came to the court. they startedcases, holding the swearing-in ceremony at the white house rather than at the court. i think that sends an incorrect message, that this is a presidential event went really -- event when it really is not.
stevens: absolutely. frank: there is a point where you almost didn't participate in the swearing-in of justice roberts because the george w. bush administration wanted that ceremony to happen in the white house, and you firmly believed it should happen in the supreme court. i want to talk about why you think it is so important that members of the supreme court should not see themselves as aligned with any particular president. hon. stevens: well, i really think it is important. and in my...
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stevens: yes, i have. frank: it is a laudable thing to do, but some people have suggested that there be commissions, or even mathematical models, where you get a state and you divide it up, and you let the computer divide up the district. hon. stevens: any way to bring a neutral result would be fine. frank: you mentioned reading james comey's book. i wonder what, in the course of days, do you read? what are the kind of books you read for pleasure? i am assuming this is going to be a pg answer. what do you read now? what sort of books do you read? hon. stevens: i'm just reading a book about the history of the country in which the first chapter is about the duel between alexander hamilton and aaron burr. really a very interesting story. frank: you are obviously a historian of the supreme court itself. looking back, you have known five chief justices of the supreme court. looking back, who is the most influential person in the court in this century? not in this century, but in the last -- since the 1900s. hon
stevens: yes, i have. frank: it is a laudable thing to do, but some people have suggested that there be commissions, or even mathematical models, where you get a state and you divide it up, and you let the computer divide up the district. hon. stevens: any way to bring a neutral result would be fine. frank: you mentioned reading james comey's book. i wonder what, in the course of days, do you read? what are the kind of books you read for pleasure? i am assuming this is going to be a pg answer....
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john paul stevens died this week. withoctober, he spoke frank serving out about politics , the constitution, and gerrymandering. he also talked about the kavanaugh confirmation hearing and how it compared with clarence thomas' confirmation. >> as i said, i am thrilled and delighted to see such a crowd this is a not-for-profit volunteer educational organization. at the unitarian universalist fellowship in boca raton. thank them for the use of the hall. c-span is here, so this is an historic occasion. i am tony laducca. you encountered several of the board members when you are checking in today. carol, whocknowledge is where? where are you, carol? our executive director. [applause] >> doing a lot of the heavy lifting associated with this. there are a couple of business items i want to address. photographs, recordings not permitted. we have already turned off the cell phones. ok. we are beginning our full the 15th. monday we have a open house scheduled 1:00ext week, the 10th, at at the boca raton community center, which
john paul stevens died this week. withoctober, he spoke frank serving out about politics , the constitution, and gerrymandering. he also talked about the kavanaugh confirmation hearing and how it compared with clarence thomas' confirmation. >> as i said, i am thrilled and delighted to see such a crowd this is a not-for-profit volunteer educational organization. at the unitarian universalist fellowship in boca raton. thank them for the use of the hall. c-span is here, so this is an...
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steven: let's go to ken thomas of ap. kenneth: the playoff of that you have played a very important role in the caucuses. we will probably have a very large field in iowa. does that potentially dilute religious conservatives influence and power. we saw this past week, ted cruz announced his campaign at liberty university in a clear attempt to connect with religious conservatives feared. jennifer: i am a government professor -- that is my paying job. what of the things that i would be observing very carefully is that it's not only how the group as a whole is attracting to voters and how they are trying to present their message but also are subgroups. certainly, we have groups in iowa republicans where social issues are very important. evangelical christians would be one of those groups. i think one of the things to look at is how candidates that are directly appealing to that group -- ted cruz for example bobby jindal, mike huckabee -- how they are perceived within a particular group. the last caucus we had, rick santorum
steven: let's go to ken thomas of ap. kenneth: the playoff of that you have played a very important role in the caucuses. we will probably have a very large field in iowa. does that potentially dilute religious conservatives influence and power. we saw this past week, ted cruz announced his campaign at liberty university in a clear attempt to connect with religious conservatives feared. jennifer: i am a government professor -- that is my paying job. what of the things that i would be observing...
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steven sund: yes. there is a process in place to make sure that critical, important information is brought up to leadership. again, that was something that would have gone through the development and the analysis of that information. sen. peters: okay. you're saying the intelligence side of us capitol police failed to get that into your hands. let me turn to rules of engagement. officers are out there and there was an expanded perimeter, which you've referred to, and you have those kinds of perimeter fence that looked like bike racks, and in a normal situation, those tell peaceful protesters, this is where you stop. sen. peters: was there any sort of discussion or training about what to do if protesters started picking those things up and opening holes in that perimeter? what were the rules of engagement? if i'm a police officer that day on the line for the capitol police, was i trained? what do i do when those perimeter fences are breached, do i use spray? do i use a stun gun? do i use tear gas? do i
steven sund: yes. there is a process in place to make sure that critical, important information is brought up to leadership. again, that was something that would have gone through the development and the analysis of that information. sen. peters: okay. you're saying the intelligence side of us capitol police failed to get that into your hands. let me turn to rules of engagement. officers are out there and there was an expanded perimeter, which you've referred to, and you have those kinds of...
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stevens: right. i think those studies showed that those particular ballots were sufficient in number to account for the total election in florida and the whole country. so i think we now know what might have been the answer to the election. but i don't think we have modified our lack of confidence in that decision. because it is ironic that in all of the opinions that were written about that case, there is only one that explains why the court granted a stay of the recount. the florida supreme court ordered a recount throughout the state. the actual holding of the court was to enjoin the recount. that was just one opinion that explained the reasoning. hon. stevens: the one opinion was nino scalia's response to my dissent on the order to stay the recount, which should have been done on its own merits because it was of such importance. the answer to the request for a recount was, there was no irreparable damage. there had to be irreparable damage to enjoin public action of that kind and there was no sho
stevens: right. i think those studies showed that those particular ballots were sufficient in number to account for the total election in florida and the whole country. so i think we now know what might have been the answer to the election. but i don't think we have modified our lack of confidence in that decision. because it is ironic that in all of the opinions that were written about that case, there is only one that explains why the court granted a stay of the recount. the florida supreme...
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chris stevens was recognized by all of them. they knew chris stevens. and they knew what he represented, the united states of america. so, those are memories that i will never forget and i hope that his family will appreciate the magnificent service that chris stevens provided to this nation. >> in his weekly address, president obama talked about the attack on an victims of the u.s. consulate of libya. then the republican response and the defense budget and proposed sequestration caught. -- cut its. >> this week in libya, we lost four of our fellow americans, glenn doherty, carolyn woods, sean smith and chris stevens were all killed on an outrageous attack in our post in benghazi. these americans represented the best of our country. glenn and tyrone had served in america's navy seal for many years before their continued service providing security for our diplomats. they died defending their fellow americans advancing the values that all was cold beer. -- but all of us hold dear. shawn also started his service in uniform, in the air force. he then spent
chris stevens was recognized by all of them. they knew chris stevens. and they knew what he represented, the united states of america. so, those are memories that i will never forget and i hope that his family will appreciate the magnificent service that chris stevens provided to this nation. >> in his weekly address, president obama talked about the attack on an victims of the u.s. consulate of libya. then the republican response and the defense budget and proposed sequestration caught....
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thank you, justice stevens. [applause] >> the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee to elena kagan before the senate judiciary committee starts monday. our live coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3, c-span radio and c-span.org. we continue our look at related supreme-court programming now, with a discussion on c-span posing alleged -- newly published book, "the supreme court: a c-span book featuring the justices in their own words ." it is based on interviews with current and former justices. this is an hour and 40 minutes. >> honorable, the chief justice and the supreme -- and the justices of the supreme court of the united states. >> something is going on of the capital and in the white house and we need to understand how important is to our system of government. >> this is the highest court in the land and the framers created it after studying great lot givers in history -- lawgivers in history. >> the government concedes the destruction in these proceedings. >> we do not make a lot to de
thank you, justice stevens. [applause] >> the confirmation hearing for supreme court nominee to elena kagan before the senate judiciary committee starts monday. our live coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3, c-span radio and c-span.org. we continue our look at related supreme-court programming now, with a discussion on c-span posing alleged -- newly published book, "the supreme court: a c-span book featuring the justices in their own words ." it is based on...
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circuit judge then to justice stevens. you are left is jeff fisher, a professor of law and codirector of the supreme court litigation clinic at hanford law. leadingone of the authorities on supreme court practice and he has argued over three dozen cases in that court. he was the winning advocate in crawford v. washington. involving the hearsay exception in criminal prosecutions. in riley against california on smartphone privacy protection rights. and he was one of the plaintiffs counsel in obergefell versus hudson. jeff is a graduate of duke and michigan law and he clerked for the late stephen reinhardt on the court of appeals and for justice stevens. to his left is kathleen hartman. a partner in law 4 -- she has a private practice representing clayton and that plaintiffs and defendants and high-stakes litigation. during the obama administration -- and theas deputy department of justice. she is a graduate of harvard college and law school and andked for merrick garland as you may have guessed also for justice stevens. fina
circuit judge then to justice stevens. you are left is jeff fisher, a professor of law and codirector of the supreme court litigation clinic at hanford law. leadingone of the authorities on supreme court practice and he has argued over three dozen cases in that court. he was the winning advocate in crawford v. washington. involving the hearsay exception in criminal prosecutions. in riley against california on smartphone privacy protection rights. and he was one of the plaintiffs counsel in...
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steven: it is always hard to tell. the democrats learned in the 2016 cycle that the math can look good and the odds can look great, but it is always harder than it looks, especially when you want to take on incumbents. we are in the same position. we have 10 democrats in the senate running in states that president trump won and five of those states he won by large, double-digit margins. so that looks good and that ought to be good. in those states, donald trump is far more popular than he is if you look more globally across the rest of the country. president trump could have a huge impact on the outcome of those senate races. that said, we have two republican incumbents of our own to defend. we need to make sure they come home if we have the opportunity to increase our majority. then you have a number of democrat incumbents running that are smart politicians. they are playing the game well and it will not be easy to dislodge them. we'll have to run first-rate candidates and campaigns to win those races. erica: do you h
steven: it is always hard to tell. the democrats learned in the 2016 cycle that the math can look good and the odds can look great, but it is always harder than it looks, especially when you want to take on incumbents. we are in the same position. we have 10 democrats in the senate running in states that president trump won and five of those states he won by large, double-digit margins. so that looks good and that ought to be good. in those states, donald trump is far more popular than he is if...
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whatever ted stevens said, whatever ted stevens gave you his hand, whenever ted stevens made a commitment, you could absolutely bet your life on the fact that he would keep the commitment. everyone also knows that ted friendship and support was not bounded by ideology. it had no bounds. none whatsoever. when i came to the senate in 1973, i was 100 out of 100 in seniority. many of my colleagues, some of whom are here today, offered help to get me through a pretty tough time in my life. very few offered as warm of an embrace as the republican senator who i had never met in my lif he walked across the floor of the senate to my corner gas -- my corner desk and extended his hand and said, i want to get t know you. we want you to come to dinner. he was parked -- back in those days, we actually ng out with one another. we actually cared a t about one another. it did not have anything to do with democrat or republican. that was part of a close-knit senate family within the senate family. that family took me into their family. i was reminding ted's daughter thathen she was -- in 1973 at a dinner,
whatever ted stevens said, whatever ted stevens gave you his hand, whenever ted stevens made a commitment, you could absolutely bet your life on the fact that he would keep the commitment. everyone also knows that ted friendship and support was not bounded by ideology. it had no bounds. none whatsoever. when i came to the senate in 1973, i was 100 out of 100 in seniority. many of my colleagues, some of whom are here today, offered help to get me through a pretty tough time in my life. very few...
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steven: sure. obviously, i don't get a vote in the primary, but my assumption is joe biden does not end up being the nominee, representing the past rather than the progressive future of this party. but whoever the nominee is, you are starting to see an accumulation of hard left policies, at least the policy primary is way to the left, and even after they pick their nominee, these policies will be enshrined somewhere and become part of the platform or part of what the democratic nominee has to say they will champion in order to have gotten the support of that progressive base. i think it is that policy environment that will be very useful for our side. i think we will be able to capitalize on issues like medicare for all and the green new deal and packing the supreme court and allowing felons to vote and decriminalizing the border. these are issues gaining steam on the democratic side, and with fairly widespread acceptance, not on every issue, but many of them, and i think it will be hard for him to
steven: sure. obviously, i don't get a vote in the primary, but my assumption is joe biden does not end up being the nominee, representing the past rather than the progressive future of this party. but whoever the nominee is, you are starting to see an accumulation of hard left policies, at least the policy primary is way to the left, and even after they pick their nominee, these policies will be enshrined somewhere and become part of the platform or part of what the democratic nominee has to...
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steven: yes. again, when you scratch the surface of this, you discover there are measurable indices of decline and change that go way back. people were shocked when census data of 1910 revealed that lots of rural counties, especially in that agricultural midsection of the country, were losing population. during world war i, there was a famous song, what are you going to do to keep them down on the farm once they have seen gay perry -- paris, there was this sense that the boys would not come back. but people were already leaving. you roll through places like kansas, missouri, the dakotas, you discover that some of the towns at the peak of their population in the census of 1910, 1920, they have been on a slow and steady decline since. lots of reasons for that. one major reason is what is happening simultaneously is agriculture in this country is industrializing furiously. i think that is another misconception we carry with us, is that somehow agriculture is an older, simpler form of economic life an
steven: yes. again, when you scratch the surface of this, you discover there are measurable indices of decline and change that go way back. people were shocked when census data of 1910 revealed that lots of rural counties, especially in that agricultural midsection of the country, were losing population. during world war i, there was a famous song, what are you going to do to keep them down on the farm once they have seen gay perry -- paris, there was this sense that the boys would not come...
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but-- steven: you'll call your folks. we've got a couple of minutes, and i know you've got some hard stops and i know you're going to israel for shimon peres's funeral, and we'll work on that. but in the next minute and a half, i'm going to combine two things. one, i'd like to know just real quickly, what do you think about iran today? is iran becoming more comfortable for us or does it still remain in the very, very uncomfortable, despicable category? and i'm going to tack on -- my last question is, vietnam is such an important frame for you. i'd like to know what lessons you think we're forgetting from vietnam in your role that you think -- that you're worried about. so i'm going to ask you to do those two things because we've got to wrap up. well, iran isy: complicated. we just had a meeting in new york of the joint commission. the iran agreement is holding. they are living up to their requirements in the iran agreement. it is measurable and accountable, transparent. the iaea knows what's happening, we know what's happ
but-- steven: you'll call your folks. we've got a couple of minutes, and i know you've got some hard stops and i know you're going to israel for shimon peres's funeral, and we'll work on that. but in the next minute and a half, i'm going to combine two things. one, i'd like to know just real quickly, what do you think about iran today? is iran becoming more comfortable for us or does it still remain in the very, very uncomfortable, despicable category? and i'm going to tack on -- my last...
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how about chris stevens? did chris stevens come over from benghazi to see you when you went for the big trip in october of '11? >> i don't recall. i don't recall if he did or not. this was -- this -- this was about ambassador cretz and he was the person that we were meeting with at that time. >> what was your purpose for meeting with ambassador cretz if chris stevens was your expert in libya? >> the ambassador was an expert as well. ambassador cretz was our ambassador. you remember as i mentioned to you before, he had been our ambassad ambassador, and then because he reported very accurately about what he observed regarding gadhafi and gadhafi's hen ofmen when wikileaks disclosed internal u.s. government cables and gene cretz's cables were publicized talking very critically about gadhafi he was then subjected to threats and we took him out. we did not close the embassy at that time. so, he had returned to finish out his time and we were in the process of moving him to another assignment and nominating chris s
how about chris stevens? did chris stevens come over from benghazi to see you when you went for the big trip in october of '11? >> i don't recall. i don't recall if he did or not. this was -- this -- this was about ambassador cretz and he was the person that we were meeting with at that time. >> what was your purpose for meeting with ambassador cretz if chris stevens was your expert in libya? >> the ambassador was an expert as well. ambassador cretz was our ambassador. you...
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and thank you, justice stevens. [applause] >> you can watch this program again on our website, c- span.org. join us next week for "america and the courts," saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span. >> according to the associated press, the reelection bid of bob bennett has come to an end. he was ousted at a state gop convention. he is the first sitting u.s. senator to be voted out of office this year. tonight, we will have a convention speeches from senator bennett and the winner. again, bob bennett was ousted from his reelection bid at the gop convention in utah. >> tomorrow, our first guest discusses immigration policy. the chairman of hq.com looks at the future of the republican party and the influence of the tea party. our third guest discusses the merger of united and continental airlines. remarks now from the seventh circuit chief judge easterbrook. this is about 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. the most significant factor about the last year is the 15 courts of this circuit are handling their busi
and thank you, justice stevens. [applause] >> you can watch this program again on our website, c- span.org. join us next week for "america and the courts," saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span. >> according to the associated press, the reelection bid of bob bennett has come to an end. he was ousted at a state gop convention. he is the first sitting u.s. senator to be voted out of office this year. tonight, we will have a convention speeches from senator bennett...
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ted stevens -- trekked up here to ted stevens' invitation. they were impressed by the magnificence of the scenery and just how much of alaska as progress is the direct result of this remarkable man. he poured himself into this place, treating it like one of his children. and to the people of alaska, i assure you, uncle ted. whatever it took to make sure that your concerns were known and that -- uncle ted did whatever it took to make sure that your concerns were known and met. it was a privilege discern -- to serve alongside him in the senate. we missed him for the past two years and we agreed with -- ive with the stevens family. his legacy will last as long as the flag is flown. >> thank you, senator mcconnell. ladies and gentlemen, i am happy to present to you the honorable daniel k. in a way -- inouye. he is the senator from hawaii. >> my dear friends, we arrived in anchorage last evening after a six-hour journey from allied -- all white. i must say that it was a sad journey. the plane was quiet. believe it or not, no one drank. there were
ted stevens -- trekked up here to ted stevens' invitation. they were impressed by the magnificence of the scenery and just how much of alaska as progress is the direct result of this remarkable man. he poured himself into this place, treating it like one of his children. and to the people of alaska, i assure you, uncle ted. whatever it took to make sure that your concerns were known and that -- uncle ted did whatever it took to make sure that your concerns were known and met. it was a privilege...
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steven: the vision we are working towards. andrew: right, but to get there we have to understand where people feel comfortable today and understanding what data could they contribute, what data can they■ generate, and what is done already within th health systemre and what they can do to have control over the data. that is not enshrined in data like hepa even though it did not anticipate the data revolution but i think there are opportunities to update demonstrate what is good for the society and how we still protect individual rights around control particularly what data and what its used for. steven: how much of the responsibility is to come up with those rules like a company that discloses how the data used in that sort of thing? andrew: everybody would like to see regulations are clear. we want to take steps -- sensitive data about a person so disclose a consent with the process of informing a person this is how the data can be used and how we will not use it. we will never sell it as a■on example. those are reasonable
steven: the vision we are working towards. andrew: right, but to get there we have to understand where people feel comfortable today and understanding what data could they contribute, what data can they■ generate, and what is done already within th health systemre and what they can do to have control over the data. that is not enshrined in data like hepa even though it did not anticipate the data revolution but i think there are opportunities to update demonstrate what is good for the society...
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steven: yes. ms. klobuchar: okay. would you agree that this attack involved white supremacist and extremist groups? steven: yes. ms. klobuchar: okay. would you agree that this was a highly dangerous situation, which was horrific, but could have actually been worse without the courage of the officers that you commanded? steven: yes. yes. ms. klobuchar: okay. thank you. okay. so now let's look at what we knew leading up to it, or what you knew leading up to it, or what people that worked for you knew leading up to it. we knew leading up to it that on january, leading up to january 6, that president trump sent nationwide tweets telling people to come to washington on january 6, and saying, "be there. we'll be wild." and according to public reporting by the washington post, the fbi's norfolk field office issued a threat report on january 5 that detailed specific calls for violence online in connection with january 6, including that protestors, quote, "be ready to fight," end quote, and quote, "go ther
steven: yes. ms. klobuchar: okay. would you agree that this attack involved white supremacist and extremist groups? steven: yes. ms. klobuchar: okay. would you agree that this was a highly dangerous situation, which was horrific, but could have actually been worse without the courage of the officers that you commanded? steven: yes. yes. ms. klobuchar: okay. thank you. okay. so now let's look at what we knew leading up to it, or what you knew leading up to it, or what people that worked for you...
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steven: right. dr. trister: but that does not necessarily apply in the same equitable way as other conditions like alzheimer's or gop ones. and we talked about how is it as both regulators and payers, wham ensuring there is access and that it is equitable for full to be able to get these new innovations. who in the health care continuum should bear those costs? there are going to be some health-care systems tha able to invest in ai and new technologies, and some, particularly smaller or rural how do you bridge those divides? dr. trister: right now, u.s., which we saw over the last four years, actually on the anniversary of the global pandemic being declared march 11, that in that time, what were little fissures, and we recognize there were socialss and carrier delivery, those became massive chasms. art of that was the misinformation and disinformation we heard about earlier, but imathink the infra, the underlying technology that allows things to flow from a patient in their home, in care,o be a public g
steven: right. dr. trister: but that does not necessarily apply in the same equitable way as other conditions like alzheimer's or gop ones. and we talked about how is it as both regulators and payers, wham ensuring there is access and that it is equitable for full to be able to get these new innovations. who in the health care continuum should bear those costs? there are going to be some health-care systems tha able to invest in ai and new technologies, and some, particularly smaller or rural...
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greta: steven law, thank you for being this week's newsmaker. steven:: thank you. greta: we are back with our reporters. let's begin with impeachment, where we began with mr. law. leah, how tough is it going to e for some of the republican senators to vote against itnesses when, as steven law said, they have to vote with their state, with how their state is positioned on these ssues? leah: if we are looking just in terms of how voters feel, it is really tough for republicans. democrats released some polling in maine that showed more than 70% of voters in maine want to hear from witnesses. just because they feel that way doesn't mean they will vote against a republican senator who doesn't. there is a big difference between folks who decide they want to hear something and an issue that moves voters. the question in maine is if a voter was turned off by susan collins after the kavanaugh vote, how much further down will she go? are there going to be folks who stuck around with her after the kavanaugh vote and are now going to leave her because of impeachment decisions?
greta: steven law, thank you for being this week's newsmaker. steven:: thank you. greta: we are back with our reporters. let's begin with impeachment, where we began with mr. law. leah, how tough is it going to e for some of the republican senators to vote against itnesses when, as steven law said, they have to vote with their state, with how their state is positioned on these ssues? leah: if we are looking just in terms of how voters feel, it is really tough for republicans. democrats released...
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stevens was the lone dissenter. he said, had my colleagues learned to drive and most high- speed driving to a gone -- took place on rose then superhighways. [unintelligible] [laughter] it is kind of surprising to hear that in elder man would have this perspective on driving. in this case, one of the issues was the profound meaning of the "f" word. as any golfer who has wash's partner shank, it could -- watch his partner shank a shot, it is understandable that it could be in the sense. [unintelligible] [laughter] related to that was this rich, historical perspective that he provided to the court and the country. he lived through so much of the nation's history. this is someone who saw the world series game coming from chicago. that is hard to believe. i think it was the practical perspective that provided a real service in court. >> on the practical side, one thing that struck me was the number of times that justice stevens would ask a certain type of question. he asked the advocate a question about the number of con
stevens was the lone dissenter. he said, had my colleagues learned to drive and most high- speed driving to a gone -- took place on rose then superhighways. [unintelligible] [laughter] it is kind of surprising to hear that in elder man would have this perspective on driving. in this case, one of the issues was the profound meaning of the "f" word. as any golfer who has wash's partner shank, it could -- watch his partner shank a shot, it is understandable that it could be in the sense....
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stevens was -- ted stevens was alaska. it may be that while his closest friend in the senate, and man that you are about to hear from, a similar background. he is hawaii. they've both brought their states into the union. if ted had been japanese, they would have been brothers. [laughter] war heroes. incredible similarities. ladies and gentlemen, in the summer of 1899, albert henry assembled a crew of 125 high- profile writers, artists, and scientists aboard a ship. their mission was to survey the alaskan coast. one of the men on board that ship probably the second most important person in alaska is history, john muir. he was one of the first to put alaska into words. i would like to share something with you that he wrote and that i find especially fitting to date. "a few minutes ago, every tree was excited, bowling to the roaring storm, waving, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm. the vote to the outer ear, these trees are now silent. their songs will never cease. the glorious enthusiasm of ted stevens may have g
stevens was -- ted stevens was alaska. it may be that while his closest friend in the senate, and man that you are about to hear from, a similar background. he is hawaii. they've both brought their states into the union. if ted had been japanese, they would have been brothers. [laughter] war heroes. incredible similarities. ladies and gentlemen, in the summer of 1899, albert henry assembled a crew of 125 high- profile writers, artists, and scientists aboard a ship. their mission was to survey...
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stevens: yes. sometimes you produce a opinions, like the one i came out this morning, that are totally unintelligible. [laughter] ms. kagan: i'm glad i didn't write that one. [laughter] mr. stevens: he normally writes very logical. and it is not just the opinion. it is the whole case. [laughter] it is a case in which i thought the perfect solution in this case would have been -- we have eight justices. and fourur in one way in the other. it would not have created a monstrosity. [laughter] ms. kagan: i like the way you think. [laughter] >> i should thank both of you so much. [applause] ms. kagan: this is not the first time that john has told me what he really thinks. [laughter] that arei have offices pretty near to each other. i get messages from him when i vote the wrong way. mr. stevens: she hasn't had a message like that since i can remember. [laughter] so much to both of you for coming. for participating, for sharing your thoughts with us. we are really privileged to have you here. [applause] wh
stevens: yes. sometimes you produce a opinions, like the one i came out this morning, that are totally unintelligible. [laughter] ms. kagan: i'm glad i didn't write that one. [laughter] mr. stevens: he normally writes very logical. and it is not just the opinion. it is the whole case. [laughter] it is a case in which i thought the perfect solution in this case would have been -- we have eight justices. and fourur in one way in the other. it would not have created a monstrosity. [laughter] ms....
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steven: i don't know for certain. certainly if it were warren or sanders, they would be harder for the democrats to win the white house. both of them would be harder general election sells then joe biden and if trump wins reelection and the so handily, i -- and does so handily, i don't think there is any chance the democrats win the senate, but even if it is biden, he's already advocating a number of positions he needs to to secure the nomination that are pretty far to the left and you have candidates like mark kelly, cal cunningham in north carolina who have tried to hide out on virtually everything. they don't talk to reporters, they don't fill out questionnaires, they don't want to let anyone know what they think. one of our missions will be to make sure whoever the nominee is, their agenda is tattooed to the political resume of whoever the nominee is, whether mark kelly or cal cunningham or teresa greenfield or whoever. at some point, the presidential election -- we all know president trump's favorables and unfavo
steven: i don't know for certain. certainly if it were warren or sanders, they would be harder for the democrats to win the white house. both of them would be harder general election sells then joe biden and if trump wins reelection and the so handily, i -- and does so handily, i don't think there is any chance the democrats win the senate, but even if it is biden, he's already advocating a number of positions he needs to to secure the nomination that are pretty far to the left and you have...
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steven dennis, how long have you been covering capitol hill? steven: since 2005. in roll call,e cq covering the house, the senate. when you cover these budgets, you get used to the dead on arrival aspect to them. it does not matter whether it is republican, democrat, barack obama or george bush or president trump. they come out with these blueprints and most of what is in them does not become law. there were a long list of changes to entitlement programs proposed every year that are not going to become law. it is just sort of the reality of congress and washington. it is hard to get things done whether you are president trump, or president obama. he had plenty of fights with house republicans and he lost a lot of them. now we are in a different era of divided government and so it is going to be interesting to see. we have had sort of a failure to launch as far as having some kind of bipartisan budget deal to kick off the new era. andad 35 days of shutdown no successful resolution. lawmakers,a lot of particularly republican lawmakers who wanted to cut a bigger deal
steven dennis, how long have you been covering capitol hill? steven: since 2005. in roll call,e cq covering the house, the senate. when you cover these budgets, you get used to the dead on arrival aspect to them. it does not matter whether it is republican, democrat, barack obama or george bush or president trump. they come out with these blueprints and most of what is in them does not become law. there were a long list of changes to entitlement programs proposed every year that are not going...
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the world needs more chris stevens. i spoke with his sister this morning and told her he will be remembered as a hero by many nations. sean smith was an air force veteran. he spent 10 years as an information management officer in the state department. libya posted aand was in as -- for a brief temporary assignment. he was a husband to his wife, heather, with whom i spoke this morning. he was a father to two young children. samantha and nathan. they will grow up being proud of the service their father gave to our country. service that took him from to baghdad. commission that drew chris and sean and their colleagues to libya is both noble and necessary. we and the people of libya honor their memory by carrying it forward. this is not easy. today, many americans are asking, indeed, i ask myself, how could this happen? how could this happen in a country we helped to liberate, in a city we helped save from destruction? this question reflects just how complicated and, at times, how confounding the world can be. but we must b
the world needs more chris stevens. i spoke with his sister this morning and told her he will be remembered as a hero by many nations. sean smith was an air force veteran. he spent 10 years as an information management officer in the state department. libya posted aand was in as -- for a brief temporary assignment. he was a husband to his wife, heather, with whom i spoke this morning. he was a father to two young children. samantha and nathan. they will grow up being proud of the service their...
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steven scully: why is that? caller: i'm disappointed that the attorney general's office has not been able to bring charges of treason. this idea of gerrymandering is not just gerrymandering our districts, this is treason. this is corruption from within. they are destroying our government. they don't want anything to pass. they've been proud of it for the last six years. their plans to do as little as possible. they are earning $174,000 a year for doing nothing? i call that fraud and abuse. i was some sort of -- i wish some sort of legal action could be taken against the policy of having our government do nothing. steven scully: thanks for the call. you can continue the conversation on facebook.com/c-span. a lot of you sending in tweets. i want to show you this from inside the washington post. the march of time. a foot aggressor countries meant john lewis who was at the edmund pettus bridge 50 years ago. the event gets underway this saturday. 50 years ago when john lewis attempted to lead 600 peaceful protesters
steven scully: why is that? caller: i'm disappointed that the attorney general's office has not been able to bring charges of treason. this idea of gerrymandering is not just gerrymandering our districts, this is treason. this is corruption from within. they are destroying our government. they don't want anything to pass. they've been proud of it for the last six years. their plans to do as little as possible. they are earning $174,000 a year for doing nothing? i call that fraud and abuse. i...
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steven: i don't know for certain. sanders,e warring or warren or sanders, they would be harder general election sells then joe biden and if trump wins the so handily, i don't think there is any chance the democrats win the senate, but even if it is biden, he's already advocating a number of positions he needs to to secure the nomination that are pretty far to the left and you have candidates like mark kelly, cal cunningham in north carolina who have tried to hide out on virtually everything. they don't talk to reporters, philip question news, and one of our missions will be to make is, whoever the nominee their agenda is tattooed to the political resume of whoever the mark kelly whether or teresa greenfield or whoever. at some point, the presidential election -- we all know president trump's favorables and unfavorables and weaknesses and record will be imputed to the republican nominee to some extent. but what i think has not been focused on yet is the degree to which the agenda and perhaps the --sonality of the democ
steven: i don't know for certain. sanders,e warring or warren or sanders, they would be harder general election sells then joe biden and if trump wins the so handily, i don't think there is any chance the democrats win the senate, but even if it is biden, he's already advocating a number of positions he needs to to secure the nomination that are pretty far to the left and you have candidates like mark kelly, cal cunningham in north carolina who have tried to hide out on virtually everything....
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steven: i'd like to get thoughts from you on antitrust. there's some debate whether antitrust laws can rein in big tech companies, like facebook and google. you were party to a letter to the ftc regarding existing antitrust law in the digital era. do you think we need new laws when it comes to antitrust? do you think the existing laws right now are sufficient to put a check on some of these big firms? xavier: there's always a need to refresh. there's always a need to make sure our laws are adapting. we have some basic tenets, those that underline our values. i think the constitution has proven itself a durable document. but even the constitution has undergone changes and amendments, the bill of rights was the first. and so what we have to do is make sure we've got laws that fit the time. and certainly this internet age is very different from the industrial age. we've got to constantly be out there working and making sure we have laws that fit the needs of the people, and the enterprises to make sure it's working. i feel comfortable our dem
steven: i'd like to get thoughts from you on antitrust. there's some debate whether antitrust laws can rein in big tech companies, like facebook and google. you were party to a letter to the ftc regarding existing antitrust law in the digital era. do you think we need new laws when it comes to antitrust? do you think the existing laws right now are sufficient to put a check on some of these big firms? xavier: there's always a need to refresh. there's always a need to make sure our laws are...